This is an
Educational, Non-Profit, Informational Resource for any and all who are interested in
"The Kingdom". Nothing here is "for sale", and hence there is no
profit motive. You are welcome to read, examine, or interact with anything at this
web site. Copying and distribution of what is presented here may only be done for
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Introduction
& Mission Statement

This Website is the
result of the efforts of those who, in the course of their lives, have been associated
with the religious sect known as "The Kingdom". Founded in 1897 by Frank
Weston Sandford of Bowdoinham, Maine, the sect flourished at the turn of the 20th century
in the town of Durham in the State of Maine. The image you see in the background is
a sketch map of the community's environs as they appeared circa 1904. (A more
legible copy is depicted elsewhere at this website.) Today the
remnants of that religious community are scattered across the United States, but
nonetheless continue to hold worship services at small enclaves known as Centers.
This website's editors, together with others who have made contributions to this effort
are, or were, themselves affiliated with the organization.

The mission and goal
of this site is, to the best of the editors' abilities, to inform you of the facts
surrounding this sect, so that you may be enabled to draw your own conclusions. For
many years the complete history of the Kingdom was available only to the members of the
church on a "need to know" basis, and that history presented in such a manner
that a certain palatable image was deliberately cultivated. Few individuals born
since 1925 are aware of the movement's real roots, and it has been the lifelong ministry
of some within church leadership to keep it that way. It is our intent to present
the past as objectively as we can, by posting as many original uncensored articles as
space or time permits and are available to us. We do have our own opinions, but we
will attempt to note our editorializing as such when the need arises. Our goal is not to
offend, but to inform more fully than has been done previously. We invite you to
draw your own conclusions, and not necessarily rely on ours. Due, however, to the
controversial nature of the topic, some no doubt will take offense as this history is
openly discussed. Again, our goal is not to hurt but to inform factually. As
individuals who have played out a significant portion of their lives affiliated with this
organization, we, the editors, have developed our perspectives from an open and candid
review of the facts available to us. It is through the prism of our own personal
experiences melded with our review of the written historical evidence that we bring you
this website.

We welcome opposing
views or opinions, but it is our wish that any such criticisms be backed up with evidence,
and that evidence made available in full to all. We reserve the right to reprint
within this site any such contributions. Learning to separate the good from the bad
is a necessary part of life. It takes accurate and complete information to be able
to discern the "wheat from the chaff". To that end we seek to provide
factual information to any interested party regarding this group, and hopefully, in some
quarters, to shed long overdue light within the corridors of Kingdom history. The
story of Frank Sandford's movement is only one of many similar well meaning Christian
groups who along the road of lofty ideals lost the focus of their vision, and imploded on
themselves. We believe that much of the long hidden evidence, some of which is
displayed openly on these pages for the first time in decades, will bear this out. In
so doing, this web site will make available to the world the stories, lives,
personalities, triumphs and tragedies that embody "The Kingdom"(now
known as The Kingdom Christian Ministries).

One other item
worthy of note. It is important to realize that the church fellowship found today at
Shiloh Chapel, Durham, Me., is currently disentangling itself from the Kingdom
Christian Ministries. It
(Shiloh) is now an independent corporation,and its ministry is focused on Christ alone.
The Holy Spirit, through the current ministry team, is working to bind up the
confusion and wounds which resulted from a ministry not totally centered on the Christ's
gospel. Though Shiloh's roots spring from the soil of Sandford's quasi-Biblical doctrines,
they, as individuals and as a unified church, are today earnestly seeking their role in
the expansion of God's Kingdom on earth.